How to say “dancing” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “chti7”; in Tunisian, “chti7” and “chate7”.
In Moroccan Darija
chti7 شطيح
A noun meaning “dancing, the act of dancing”; “festive dancing atmosphere”.
شطيح كايتسمع من هنا: “You can hear the dancing from here.”
In Tunisian Derja
chti7 شطيح
A noun meaning “dancing, the act of dancing”.
العرس كان فيه برشا شطيح: “There was a lot of dancing at the wedding.”
chate7 شاطح
An adjective meaning “dancing, in the middle of dancing”; “(chateh bateh) doing as one pleases”.
لقيتو شاطح في العرس مع صحابو: “I found him dancing at the wedding with his friends.”